Japanese Type 30 Arisaka Bayonet-Mullen Arsenal

Your bayonet is a Japanese Type 30 Arisaka bayonet manufactured at Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria (modern Shenyang, China).

Mukden Arsenal operated under Japanese control during the occupation of Manchuria and produced large numbers of weapons and bayonets for the Imperial Japanese Army during the late 1930s through World War II.

Distinguishing Features on Your Example

• Hooked quillon (earlier production style)
• Fuller blade typical of Type 30 pattern
• Wood grip scales with two rivets
• Push-button locking pommel
• Mukden Arsenal mark on ricasso (often inside a circle)

Mukden-produced Type 30 bayonets are common but desirable to collectors because they represent Japanese occupation industry in Manchuria.

Specifications

• Model: Type 30 Arisaka Bayonet
• Arsenal: Mukden Arsenal
• Production: approx. 1938–1945
• Country: Japan / Manchukuo (occupied China)
• Blade length: ~15.7 in
• Overall length: ~20.5 in
• Blade: Single edge with fuller
• Grip: Wood panels
• Guard: Hooked quillon

Condition (Based on Your Photos)

• Honest wartime patina and spotting on blade
• Fuller and blade shape intact
• Wooden grips solid with handling wear
• Guard and pommel show typical service wear
• Lock button present
• No scabbard

Overall: Good original WWII condition.